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Welcome to Marsh Valley ...

Marsh Valley is located in Bannock County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Marsh Valley: Marsh Vly. (or less commonly used: Marsh Vally. or Marsh Vlly.)

Marsh Valley is 4,870 feet [1,484 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Marsh Valley is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Marsh Valley lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Marsh Valley: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Marsh Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Marsh Valley - it's located in Kansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Marsh Valley.

Communities near Marsh Valley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Marsh Valley.

  • Inkom
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • McCammon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Downey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lava Hot Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bancroft
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Bancroft is located in Caribou County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bancroft <4>
  • Oxford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Robin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin
    • Robin is located in Bannock County
  • Swanlake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pauline
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
    • Pauline is located in Power County
  • Arbon
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Marsh Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marsh Valley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Marsh Valley. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marsh Valley.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Marsh Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Marsh Valley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marsh Valley ...

Looking for more information about Marsh Valley? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Marsh Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Marsh Valley.

Adding Marsh Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Marsh Valley in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Marsh Valley was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marsh Valley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Bannock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Marsh Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Marsh Valley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Marsh Valley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.